Until the GOP in Congress call the Democrats out as Socialists/Communists/Marxists in a very public way.. Until the GOP tells blacks/Hispanics/females/gays they can no longer hide behind their 'class cards' to wage war on our Constitution.. Until the GOP blasts the media for their deplorable bias.. Until the GOP threatens 0bama and members of his regime with impeachment for their Unconstitutional acts.. Until Boehner grows a pair.. Until toleration of impeachable offenses ceases.. AMERICA WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABOLISHED.

Here's just ONE example. The 0bama administration is PROMOTING ENTITLEMENTS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS.. Where's the outrage?!!!

I'm sorry for your loss. Your father no doubt considered himself blessed to have you there at his side at this time. I'm sure you do too.

A great poem, at certain times, can have real emotional power. The Thomas poem is one such. Another one is e e cummings' poem "My Father Moved Through Dooms Of Love." It too was written for the poet's father, and e e cummings always considered it to be his best poem (out of hundreds of great works). It's my favorite of his too.

It's a little on the artsy side, but it's a great tribute to the most remarkable and heroic men in our lives -- our fathers.

Sad to say, they don't make poems like these anymore.

I urge you to check it out. (But I've warned you: it's a bit artsy!) :^)

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posted on 11/21/2012 5:49:03 PM PST
by Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)

I have never understood this community's aversion to self-penned editorials by fellow members. Even the word, 'vanity', is a put down, and something of a pre-conceived notion of inferiority. The group agreement seems to be that articles written by professional urinalists in the State-Run Media are better than what Freepers can write.

Pardon me, but Barf!

I've read JimRob's rules, and have never seen anything that discourages, nor prohibits members from posting their own thoughts in article form.

Frankly, I don't get it. Never have.

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posted on 11/21/2012 7:05:42 PM PST
by Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)

The group agreement seems to be that articles written by professional urinalists in the State-Run Media are better than what Freepers can write.

Frankly I think the quality of writing is about equal for the most part. Look around. How many people post to ANY thread relating to Obama that he's "a lying Marxist socialist communist puppy eater" and just leave it at that. It's like conservative Tourette syndrome--no thought, no analysis, no flare, just a bunch of buzzwords strung together.

If that's the quality of writing we can look forward to from our own, then I'm glad for the dearth of such content.

Look around. How many people post to ANY thread relating to Obama that he's "a lying Marxist socialist communist puppy eater" and just leave it at that. It's like conservative Tourette syndrome--no thought, no analysis, no flare, just a bunch of buzzwords strung together.

I'll admit that the same criticism can be leveled at vanities, but some are quite good. Even exceptional. That's not the point, though. Why should anyone care whether an article is copied and pasted from the MSM, or whether it's an original Freeper editorial?

That's what I don't get.

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posted on 11/21/2012 8:10:07 PM PST
by Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)

I don’t think there’s anything particularly wrong/bad about this vanity, I’m commenting on FReeper writings in general. There are some fantastic writers here on FR, and I look forward to their opinions.

However, there are not nearly as many deep thinkers and good writers here as some would believe.

I understand your point, but I think there's a healthy bit of self-policing here. Honestly, if a vanity is even halfway decent, the author tends to get some pats on the back. I've rarely seen a vanity that attempted to analyze an issue get ripped to shreds.

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